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When will they listen to the public's view?

10:20am Monday 20th May 2013

I HAVE recently been on a protest march against fluoride being added to our water supply.

The unseen kindness of Lady Thatcher

10:20am Monday 20th May 2013

FOLLOWING the spiteful criticism levelled at the late Lady Thatcher by her opponents, perhaps I can highlight one of her many personal qualities – namely her immense kindness.

It is time to let the lady rest

10:20am Monday 20th May 2013

I SEE by your columns that although the lady has been laid to rest, the public won’t let her. I personally think enough is enough.

Hitting motorists again

10:20am Monday 20th May 2013

ONCE again our illustrious council has managed to come up with the easy option of targeting the motorist in order to fund their own benefits.

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Barriers to explanation

10:20am Monday 20th May 2013

REGARDING the ongoing saga of the Itchen Bridge barriers, can somebody from Southampton City Council please explain why we need them back?

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Bad drivers, not bad roads, are to blame

2:58pm Friday 17th May 2013

THERE is no such thing as a dangerous road, only dangerous road users. Certainly some are more challenging than others, and if one cannot handle those conditions, then common sense suggests that they should stay away. The A31 is no different from other highways and deserves respect.

Wind turbines just a blot on landscape?

2:59pm Friday 17th May 2013

WITHOUT wishing to argue the point with a 12-year-old (he appears to be a very intelligent lad), on the subject of wind power (Letters, May 4), I would point out that we live on a planet that has boiled over with heat and energy for millions of years and will continue to do so when we are all long dead.

We saw a rat in children’s play area

2:59pm Friday 17th May 2013

I WAS visiting Southampton recently and while my wife shopped I took my daughters aged 4 and 7 to play on the swings in Mayflower Park.

Defunct golf club could still be made viable

2:58pm Friday 17th May 2013

I READ with interest the recent article (Daily Echo, May 11) about Fairthorne Manor Golf Club in Botley. I was a member for 23 years until it closed this month and I had to wait to join because it was so popular with a membership of nearly 400.

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This path is not for cyclists

5:21pm Thursday 16th May 2013

RIVERSIDE Park is a much treasured facility for the people of Southampton and beyond. To the north of Woodmill the footpath along the river is prohibited to cyclists, yet the prohibition is constantly ignored by cyclists. There are signs in place, though it has to be admitted that they are not too clear.

Get your trainers on!

5:22pm Thursday 16th May 2013

IF THE spirit of London 2012 has inspired you and you’d like to get involved in a fun family event this summer, while raising money for a fantastic charity, then look no further.

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Election thanks

5:22pm Thursday 16th May 2013

I WOULD like to thank all the people that helped me during the build up to the Hampshire county elections.

Trying to see GPs

5:20pm Thursday 16th May 2013

I AM not criticising any particular practice or surgery or doctor because I know from other people that they are experiencing the same type of problems when they need to see a doctor, but how, with modern technology, is the service from GPs worse now than in the 1950s?

We are ashamed of Southampton

5:59pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

RE barriers being introduced back on Itchen Bridge “Bridge users may face barriers again”, Daily Echo, May 8), it seems to us that the Southampton city councillors are like the Government in that they are not listening to or taking any notice of public opinion.

We need to get out now

6:00pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

THE suggestion in the national press is that the euro zone is falling apart.

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No need for a 'fix'

5:59pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

THE system that is in place at the Itchen Bridge works, so why oh why do they want to change it? If the barriers break down no one will be able to get through but as it is now if the system breaks down at least we would be able to continue.

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Hospital praise

6:00pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

“THE NHS is dire. You would get better help in a Third World country. Wards are filthy, and I wouldn’t board my dog there.”

Costco membership

5:57pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

HAVING just read the news article (Daily Echo, May 10) on the retired carpenter Barry Sheath and his wife being refused Costco membership based on their professions I find myself baffled at Costco’s mentality.

Danger points on roads

5:57pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

THE letter from The Rt Rev Dr Richard Palmer noting lane convergence problems on Southampton’s roads are not confined to the city area.

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Tax the turnover

11:29am Tuesday 14th May 2013

NOW the taxation of large companies has reared its head once more, surely if we live in a capitalist society then the profit margins of those companies should be totally irrelevant to governmental taxation laws?

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Gwyn restored faith in human kindness

11:29am Tuesday 14th May 2013

I AM writing about a young man who knocked on my front door this afternoon.

UKIP was right

11:27am Tuesday 14th May 2013

IT IS about time someone somewhere said a few kind words about the UK Independence Party (UKIP). People are at last beginning to realise we were right where our membership of the EU was concerned and the detrimental side of mass immigration while our welfare, benefit and health care stand as they do today.

Fluoride thanks

11:28am Tuesday 14th May 2013

THANK you for publishing my letter “Is fluoridated water classed as ‘safe water?’ (Letters, May 3).

Sit down protest

11:24am Tuesday 14th May 2013

COULD someone from Southampton’s WestQuay shopping complex please explain why they have removed most of the seating?

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Many thanks

4:33pm Monday 13th May 2013

I would like to take this opportunity to say what an incredibly inspiring day I had at The Grange Comprehensive School in Christchurch.

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The price of a beer

4:30pm Monday 13th May 2013

I READ that MPs are plotting to cut drinks prices in Parliament bars — leaving taxpayers with the bill.

Seeing clearly now

4:30pm Monday 13th May 2013

SO pleased the lighter evenings are here now – there’s a bit more of a chance to dodge those pesky potholes that still plague our roads.

Keep the barriers away

4:31pm Monday 13th May 2013

I SEE in the Daily Echo that the council are considering reinstalling the barriers at the Itchen Bridge toll booths.

Buses are the issue

4:29pm Monday 13th May 2013

OVER £100 million will have been spent to build the new shopping village in Whiteley with shops opening until 8pm most evenings.

Poisonous addition

4:30pm Monday 13th May 2013

FLUORIDATION of Southern Water supply will not be by the addition of some naturallyoccurring fluoride, but by the addition of hexafluorosilicic acid.

The damage

4:29pm Monday 13th May 2013

BERYL Addison’s remark that Margaret Thatcher was a “tyrant” has certainly created a storm of righteous anger amongst the adoring right wing fraternity.

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Conservatives are not so wonderful

3:36pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

ONCE again, Colin Smith of the Totton Conservatives writes to tell readers that his party is so wonderful that spending millions of pounds on a funeral is not excessive.

True tax bill paid for by pensioners

3:36pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

I AM 87 years old with a works and state pension. During the 2012 Budget a young man said to me “you have no need to worry as a pensioner, you don’t pay taxes”.

Huge number see rise in water bills

3:34pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

Mr Bentham of Southern Water says that 57 per cent of Southampton’s households have seen their water bills reduced since the introduction of water meters.

Balance out meter bonus

3:34pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

I TOTALLY agree with Darren Bentham of Southern Water (“Metering is fairest way to charge”, Letters, May 1), water meters for the majority of households work well.

Earth is under attack

12:00pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

IT is astonishing to think of the constant threat of which the environment is under every day.

Parties not to be trusted

12:01pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

AS a floating voter I wanted to ask the Conservative Party a question and went to their official website for clarification, but was unable to find any section that allowed me to post a comment or question – it’s merely a “how good are we” propaganda site. I was not impressed so they did not get my vote.

Challenging MP is not harassment

12:00pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

AS the grandfather of two children who are victims of the Family Courts, I voted in 2010 based on issues close to my heart.

Maggie had mettle

12:01pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

UNFORTUNATELY, David Cameron will not listen to any warnings, and as in the EU referendum debacle, he will lose at the ballot box! What is needed is the mettle of Margaret Thatcher.

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Help for living with ME

11:59am Tuesday 7th May 2013

MAY is ME Awareness Month – and I know that many of your readers will know someone affected by the chronic, disabling condition ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis).

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I think there are still questions over MMR vaccination

5:15pm Friday 3rd May 2013

ON December 20, 2001 the Echo published a double paged article questioning the MMR safety.

Is fluoridated water classed as ‘safe water’?

5:16pm Friday 3rd May 2013

WHAT is ‘safe water’? Two words used by Professor Jenny Colebourne, chief inspector of drinking water, who appeared on the BBC’s Breakfast show on April 29.

‘Rayment ought to have resigned too’

5:14pm Friday 3rd May 2013

AN investigation into the conduct of the leader of Southampton City Council, his deputy and other Labour councillors concluded that the leader and the deputy leader had not lived up to the standards required in public office.

New leader should have gone too

5:14pm Friday 3rd May 2013

THE inquiry into the conduct of Labour councillors found former Labour leader Richard Williams and his successor Jacqui Rayment guilty of the same offence. That was not living up to the standards expected of those in public life.

Benefits cuts will impact on our vet’s bills

5:13pm Friday 3rd May 2013

I ALREADY knew that vets made a fortune.

Elderly deserve consideration

5:14pm Friday 3rd May 2013

THE surrender of one’s heating allowance if you can afford it, is all very laudable if you are well heeled. If one is dependent on it then it becomes a different story.

New council leader should stand down

6:08pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

AFTER the misleading of the public over Councillor Keith Morrell’s resignation from the city council Cabinet, do we not feel that new council leader Jacqui Rayment’s involvement in the investigation should now be viewed as nothing less than contempt?

Council cover-up must be wasting our money

6:08pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

THE latest shambolic episode displayed by our city council doesn’t inspire me at all.

NHS has lost the plot over MMR jabs

6:07pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

THE NHS is trying to persuade parents who cared enough for their children not to allow them the MMR inoculation due to their worries over the MMR and autism to have it now.

Bring bus shelter back to Woolston

6:08pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

IN THE wake of one of the wettest periods on record, I call on Southampton City Council to prioritise the return of a bus shelter to Wrights Hill, Woolston.

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